पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 7, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।
"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.00°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra306.57°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala120.43°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha296.96°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.62°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra282.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani349.60°MīnaRevatī P1

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:35 – 18:03
Yamaganda12:10 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla15:07 – 16:35
Varjyam06:46 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:16 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:45 – 09:13 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:13 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:42 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:10 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:38 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:07 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:35 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:03 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:35 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:38 – 00:10 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:10 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:42 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:13 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:45 – 06:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873006.27
Julian Day2461471.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2327°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.85°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2327°), declination -5.43°, EoT -11.77 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2027-03-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)